I think that at least now everyone is aware and knows about Women’s Cricket in India. One cannot deny the fact that Women’s Cricket has taken over a high of popularity in recent years. From the time when most of the people did not even know about it, we have reached the point that everyone not only knows but also is greatly interested in it.  

History  

One would not know but it is true that Women’s Cricket has been active even before the independence. The starting of women’s cricket took place before the Independence of India even though it was unofficial and casual and per records it took place during the years 1930s and 1940s.  

Talking about the official establishment of the Women’s Cricket in India took place during the year 1973 when the establishment of the Women’s Cricket Association of India ( WCAI) took place.  

With that began the series of International Tournaments which were the Test Matches and the One Day International Matches. The first official Test Match of Women’s Cricket was held in the year 1976 which was played in Bangalore, against West Indies.  

The first women’s One Day International Cricket match took place in the years 1978 which was inaugurated during the Women’s Cricket World Cup. Although the performance was not up to the mark, due to a few reasons like lack of experience and also the shortage of resources. 

It was during the year 2006 when the Women’s Cricket Association of India merged with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) which is the same one as the men’s, hence this came out to be the turning point for Women’s Cricket in India. With this came better opportunities, working environments, contracts, and international exposure for the women cricket players of India.  

In this Article  

In this article, we will be discussing and sharing information about the best women’s cricket in India with respect to One Day Internationals. We will share the basic information about that top cricketer which will include a bit of personal information. With this we will include the professional information of the cricketer with their records and other professional records which they hold, so let us start with the details without any delay.  

Mithali Raj  

The best women’s batter in India is none other than Mithali Raj she was born on the 3rd of December in the year 1982 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan in India in a Tamil Family to her mother Leela Raj, and father Dorai Raj, her father was a warrant officer in Indian Air Force and currently lives in Hyderabad in Telangana.  

She has been interested in Cricket since the early age of 10 years, with her brother she used to take official coaching in cricket during high school along with her brother. She completed her college at Kasturba Gandhi Junior College for Women in Secunderabad.  

Staring Career in Cricket 

Mithali Raj developed an interest in cricket through her elder brother who was keenly interested in cricket and was going for official coaching in cricket in Hyderabad. She started accompanying her elder brother in cricket and started taking official guidance from her coach Jairaj in Hyderabad itself.  

Although she started playing domestic cricket at the age of 14, she still gained recognition for her exceptional batting skills at the age of 10 years. Whereas by 14 she started playing domestic cricket and gained a reputation by the age of 14 years.  

She officially debuted through ODIs on 26th June 1999 when she had her first match against Ireland which took place at Milton Keynes. This was a legendary debut as she scored 114 unbeaten scores. This great achievement in her debut gained her a lot of recognition as well as praise.  

Whereas she made her test debut on the 14th of January in 2002, this was her first test match and it was against England. Here as well she made a record breaking score and made the highest individual score in Women’s Test Cricket then.  

Mithali Raj’s Records and exceptional performances in ODI 

Now we have informed you almost every bit of basic detail about Mithali Raj, so now we will be starting with the Key Records made by her and we will also discuss a few of her exceptional performances in ODI which makes her the best cricketer and batter of Women’s Cricketer in India in One Day Internationals.  

Key Records  

1. As we know that, Mithali Raj has scored the highest amount of runs in Women’s One Day Internationals which makes her evaluation of runs of 7,805 runs in total which is 2made in 232 matches. This evaluated her average of 50.68 and hence she is the one who has scored the highest runs in One Day Internationals.  

With that, she is the only woman all over the world to surpass the border of 7,000 runs in One Day Internationals, making her name in history.  

1. Mithali Raj is also the woman to score the highest number of the Fifties which is half-century which is 64 half-centuries. having the highest number of centuries is not just a thing because this shows her exceptional batting skills her as a player demonstrating consistency in her skills.  

1. Mithali Raj is also has spent the longest time on the field as a cricket in Women’s cricket as she has a career of 52 years and 274 days which makes her the longest-serving player in women’s One Day International.  

1. As informed earlier, she scored 114 runs on her debut in One Day Internationals which makes her the youngest player to score a century which was in the year 1999 and she was just 16 years old then  

FAQs  

Ques – Did Mithali Raj get married? 

Ans – No, She is not married yet.  

Ques – What is Mithali Raj’s biggest achievement? 

Ans – She is the only Women cricketer in ODIs to surpass 7,000 runs.  

Ques – Who is called the queen of cricket? 

Ans – Mithali Raj is considered as the queen of Cricket.  

Ques – How rich is Mithali Raj? 

Ans – Mithali Raj has a net worth of rup